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Orb Weaver Spider I upload 3 photos of this nice spider captured last summer in Greece, Sithonia. Photographed from side, top and bottom. I am really confused and cannot ID it. They all look the same for me! Geotagged,Gibbaranea bituberculata,Greece,orb weaver,spider,web spider Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Orb Weaver Spider

I upload 3 photos of this nice spider captured last summer in Greece, Sithonia. Photographed from side, top and bottom. I am really confused and cannot ID it. They all look the same for me!

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Yes it can be very hard to identify specific categories of species, all you can do is your best. Posted 11 years ago

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The Gibbaranea bituberculata

''Gibbaranea bituberculata'' is a species of 'orbweavers' belonging to the family Araneidae subfamily Araneinae.

This species is present in most of Europe.

The adult males of these spiders reach 6–8 millimetres of length, while females are 8–10 millimetres long. They can be encountered in sunny habitats on shrubs, edges and low plants, where they can make their webs near the ground.

Their basic color is very variable, but usually it is brownish, with whitish.. more

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Similar species: Spiders
Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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By Jivko Nakev

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Uploaded Apr 14, 2014. Captured Jun 8, 2013 18:08 in Eparchiaki Odos Nikitis-Sartis, Sithonia 630 72, Greece.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/14.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO400
  • 55mm